Today is National Cheese Pizza Day. Sure you
could run out to Dominos, Pizza Hut or even the local Haute-Cuisine location of
the moment and grab yourself a few slices, but why not make something special
for yourself?
When your Great Grandparents needed something or
wanted to make a meal for the family, most likely they did themselves and felt
a sense of accomplishment after doing so. We need to bring the era back to
life, where the kids actually want to get their hands dirty for the sense of
something good.
Write down this list of ingredients and make a
quick stop at your local grocery store on your way home from work. When you get
home, make yourself some Pizza Dough, roll it out and top it with whatever your
heart desires. But more importantly, take a moment and enjoy the labor of your
hard work, just because you and your loved ones deserve it.
Ingredients
1 TBS sugar
1 ¼-ounce packet (2 1/4 teaspoons) active dry yeast
3 TBS extra-virgin olive
oil, plus more for brushing
3 ¾ cups a-p flour,
plus more for dusting
1 ½ tsp Kosher Salt
Directions:
Whisk
1 – 1/3 cups warm water (Roughly around 105 degrees F) and the sugar in a bowl; sprinkle the yeast on top of
the water and set aside until the mixture becomes foamy (about 10 mins.)
Stir
in the olive oil.
Whisk
the flour and Kosher salt together in a large bowl.
Make
a well in the center of the flour and pour in the yeast mixture.
Gradually
stir with a wooden spoon to make a rough dough.
Turn
out the dough onto a lightly floured surface.
Knead the
dough until smooth and
elastic, about 5 minutes, dusting with more flour if necessary.
Form
into 2 balls.
Cover
tightly with plastic wrap and
set aside at room temperature until doubled in size, about 1 hour, 30 minutes.
Roll
out and top as desired, or wrap in plastic wrap and freeze up to 1 month.
